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Seven ways in which universities benefit society

Seven ways in which universities benefit societyWith tuition fees in England set to rise to £9,250 and interest rates on loans escalating from 4.6% to 6.1% this autumn, students are rightly asking what return they are getting for their investment. Jo Johnson, minister for universities, science, research and innovation, has called for the Office for Students – a new regulatory body coming online in 2018 – to look into legally binding contracts between universities and students. This aim is to provide “consumer” protection as rega…15 Aug 2017Article

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01 Case Study: Agency for Research, Technology & Innovation

02 Latest edition of Partners Albania newsletter

03 Meet Pezana Rexha and her use of design to aid marginalized groups in Albania

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01 ISPIM Innovation Conference: Vienna, 18 - 21 June

02 The Innovative Austrian Embassy in Washington

03 Highlighting brilliant case studies within the Urban Context: Social Festival - Keep the Ball Rolling

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01 UNECE supports Belarus in promoting innovation for sustainable development

02 Innovation brings great opportunities to the Belarusian economy

03 SIE interviews Jan Guardian on Ease of Access

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Belgium

01 SI Drive final conference

02 The first European Day of Sustainable Communities: 23rd September 2017

03 Launch of the European Day of Sustainable Communities

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

01 Eco-Innovation in Bulgaria

02 'Bulgaria’s economy needs a well-functioning innovative environment'

03 Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation of the Republic of Bulgaria 2014-2020

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01 Social Innovation Lab give insights into the role of the facilitator

02 The importance of responsibility

03 Do we overlook the value of relationship in social innovation?

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Cyprus

01 Flash reports on recent social policy initiatives in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Spain and Turkey

02 Socially Responsible Investing in Cyprus

03 Socially Responsible Investment

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01 Flash reports on recent social policy initiatives in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Spain and Turkey

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Denmark

01 Collaborative workplaces for the future: March 8 - 9, Copenhagen

02 Danish Designer Wear - Made by Women in Prison

03 Improving the conditions of social enterprises in Denmark: Insights from Charlotte Holmer Kaufmanas

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Estonia

01 Why we should all be doing experimentation

02 Co-creation workshops across 5 cities

03 Regional case study: e-Estonia

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Finland

01 InnoFrugal: Innovations For Emerging Markets, 24 - 25 April

02 Making downtown Helsinki more walkable: time for a grassroots revolution

03 Promoting social enterprise financing

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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

01 Smart-farms reduce response times to pests with Facebook and SMS

02 Launching a social innovation hub in fYR Macedonia

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France

01 Embedding innovation in the public sector

02 Regional case study: La 27e Région, France

03 The Second International Conference on Social Innovation in Languedoc-Roussillon

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Germany

01 Germany and the refugee crisis

02 Germany to boost green energy in Africa - but will it work?

03 5 th International Workshop on the Sharing Economy

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Greece

01 Highlights from the #diogochallenge launch in Athens

02 Options Foodlab: How food making and sharing is supporting migrant integration in Greece

03 Lesbos: art and culture challenged by the migrant crisis

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Hungary

01 A her-story of Transition Wekerle: an experience of local community activism in Hungary

02 SIE interviews Andrea Gruber on transforming education in Győr

03 Sustainable Farming at Farmsteads

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Ireland

01 How TickerFit is revolutionising healthcare

02 Transforming solutions to community problems in Dublin

03 Winners of the 2016 THINKTECH awards Ireland

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Italy

01 ICSEI September 2017 : 19th International Conference on Social Enterprise & Innovation

02 The importance of networking in the academic community

03 How we can reach economic renewal and more from SIC's Summer School 2017

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Latvia

01 The Latvian Technological Centre

02 Learning Financial Lessons from Baltic Nations

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01 Social Innovations in Rural Communities

02 Learning Financial Lessons from Baltic Nations

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01 Social Innovation in Luxembourg

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Malta

01 European Services Conference 2017 - Transforming lives through innovation and technology!

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Netherlands

01 Learning for Change: A Journey through the Theory & Practice of Transformative Social Innovation

02 SIC's Transformative Research: Rotterdam, June 8th

03 The Digital Identity of Cities

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Norway

01 Co-defining local challenges and solutions with SoCentral

02 Co-creation workshops across 5 cities

03 Employment, networking and meaningful connections for refugees — in one event.

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Poland

02 SIEMACHA Association: Fighting for a better future for children & youths

03 Driving social innovation at a city level - Learning from Gdansk, Poland

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Portugal

01 Join the Intercultural Cities 2017 Milestone Event, Lisbon

02 Opening up to an era of social innovation

03 Lisbon Investment Summit: 5 - 6 June

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Romania

01 Romanian Mobile Livestock Systems

02 The Heart of a Child

03 Your identity - A chance for legal rights

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Serbia

01 Highlighting brilliant case studies within the Urban Context: Nova Iskra

02 Flash reports on recent social policy initiatives in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Spain and Turkey

03 Regional Social Innovation Forum in Belgrade

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Slovakia

01 Seminar on the social service workforce: 15 - 16 November, Bratislava

02 Ecological farming

03 Economic and Social Reform in Slovakia

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Slovenia

01 Scaling up social economy enterprises in South East Europe

02 Social Innovation Tournament 2016 Winners

03 Social Innovation Tournament 2016

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Spain

01 A Lab on Labs for Social Innovation

02 How can social innovation support active ageing in the Basque Country? A policy workshop

03 Startup Ole 2017: 26 - 27 April

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Sweden

01 The 4th International Workshop on the Sharing Economy, 15 - 16 June Sweden

02 Share to Know: Learning processes are at their best when they are social

03 Share to Know: Furthering peer-to-peer and collaborative learning methods

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Switzerland

01 "THERE IS NO INNOVATION WITHOUT RESEARCH AND NO PROGRESS WITHOUT INNOVATION"

02 Social Innovation Summit Zürich

03 SIE interviews the Beyond Capital Fund

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Turkey

01 Flash reports on recent social policy initiatives in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Spain and Turkey

02 Guidelines for the support of civil society in the enlargement region

03 Event Review: Ashoka Turkey gathers Young European Social Innovators in Istanbul!

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Ukraine

01 Best social projects of Ukraine 2015

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United Kingdom

01 Poverty, politics and paint: Lessons for Glasgow from Northern Ireland

02 Ground-breaking £6.4m initiative to create largest ever participatory project in Barking and Dagenham

03 The importance of networking in the academic community

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